December 8, 1941, marks the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his famous speech requesting a declaration of war against Japan. This pivotal moment led to the United States formally entering World War II, significantly altering the dynamics of the conflict. The fall of Singapore and the Philippines soon followed, as Japanese forces expanded their aggressive campaign throughout the Asia-Pacific region in a series of rapid victories against Allied forces.
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